DAYTON, Ohio (AP)

After Dayton's Devin Oliver had missed a reverse layup with the
score tied at 76, USC (8-4) got the rebound and called time out
with 4.7 seconds left. Howard took the inbounds pass, dribbled up
the right side and let his shot fly over Dayton's Vee Sanford for
the win.

Dayton (9-3) took the lead twice in overtime on 3-pointers by
Jordan Sibert. The Trojans responded with two free throws and a
3-pointer by Howard to lead 76-75.

Oliver tied the score with a free throw. Julian Jacobs missed on
a drive with 35 seconds left to set up Dayton's chance to win in
the final seconds.

Howard finished with 12 points, and backcourt mate Byron Wesley
scored 26. Wesley, the Trojans' leading scorer, came off the bench
for the second straight game.

Wesley tied at 67 in regulation with a driving shot in the lane
with 1:45 remaining. Dayton regained the lead on two Jalen Robinson
free throws with 50 seconds left. But Wesley came back with a
driving layup to tie the game again at 69. Dayton held for the
final shot, but Khari Price missed a 3-pointer from the left
corner.

Sibert led Dayton with 21 points and five 3-pointers. Dyshawn
Pierre worked inside against the much taller Trojans for 16
points.

Dayton threatened to put USC away in the first half with a 21-12
lead and USC big men Omar Oraby, a 7-foot-2 center, and Nikola
Jovanovic, a 6-10 forward, on the bench with two fouls. But the
Trojans rallied behind 7-foot backup D.J. Haley.

Haley scored seven points and capped a 14-4 run with a tip-in to
put the Trojans up 26-25 with 3:58 left in the first half. Dayton
responded with a 12-6 run to take a 37-32 halftime lead.

On the last play of the first half, Dayton inbounded from the
baseline with .4 left and scored. Pierre caught a pass on the right
wing just inside the 3-point line and pushed it right back toward
the basket for two. The officials reviewed the play and counted the
basket.

USC improved to 3-12 in its last 15 non-conference road games.
The Trojans were coming off a 72-71 loss at Long Beach State on
Thursday in which the 49ers snapped a nine-game losing streak. The
Trojans erased a 16-point deficit in the second half to take the
lead, but the 49ers scored with 16 seconds left to regain the lead.
Wesley missed a jumper at the buzzer.

Wesley, who averages 15.9 points per game, was a late scratch
from the starting lineup against Long Beach State. He scored two
points in 21 minutes. He did not start against Dayton but entered
the game early and scored 15 points in the first half.

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